Last night, the final episode of GAME OF THRONES was watched by a record 19.3 million viewers across HBO's platforms (linear, HBO GO and HBO NOW), exceeding the previous series high of 18.4 million viewers from last week. In addition, the episode scored the most-watched single telecast record on HBO ever, with 13.6 million viewers for the 9:00 p.m. airing. The previous high (13.4 million) was held by THE SOPRANOS season 4 premiere (9/15/02). Season 8 of GAME OF THRONES is averaging 44.2 million viewers per episode in gross audience, an increase of more than 10 million viewers when compared to season 7.

The BARRY season finale also reached a series high with 2.7 million viewers across HBO's platforms on Sunday night, up 253% in comparison to last season's finale (774,000). Airing just before 10:30 p.m., the initial telecast also reached a series high with 2.2 million viewers, quadrupling the first season finale (548,000 viewers). BARRY is currently averaging 4.8 million viewers in gross audience, up from last season's 4.4 million.

"Game of Thrones" Episode "The Bells" Sets Series Records; "Veep" Series Finale Is Season High
HBO spins the numbers for Sunday, May 12.
[via press release from HBO] "GAME OF THRONES" EPISODE "THE BELLS" SETS SERIES RECORDS; "VEEP" SERIES FINALE IS SEASON HIGH

GAME OF THRONES' penultimate episode, entitled "The Bells," which aired this past Sunday, was watched by a record 18.4 million viewers across HBO's platforms (linear, HBO GO and HBO NOW), exceeding the previous series high of 17.8 million viewers two weeks ago for the episode "The Long Night," focusing on the Battle of Winterfell. In addition to the series high for the night, the 9:00 p.m. airing reached a time-period high for GAME OF THRONES, with an average of 12.5 million viewers, surpassing the season seven finale of 12.1 million viewers. Season eight of GAME OF THRONES is averaging 43 million viewers per episode in gross audience, an increase of more than ten million viewers when compared to season seven.

The VEEP series finale, airing just before 11:00 p.m., reached a season-high 1.1 million viewers. The first replay and viewing on HBO's streaming services brought total viewing to 1.6 million viewers, also a season high.

New Series Highs for "Game of Thrones" and "Barry"
HBO further spins the numbers for Sunday, April 28.
[via press release from HBO] New Series Highs for GAME OF THRONES and BARRY

Sunday night's episode of GAME OF THRONES hit a new series high in gross audience for the night, with 17.8 million viewers watching the battle of Winterfell in the episode entitled "The Long Night." This includes two linear airings from Sunday night and streaming on HBO NOW and HBO GO. The 9:00 p.m. airing alone amassed 12 million viewers, marking a season high for the time period broadcast. The previous gross audience high was 17.4 million viewers for the premiere episode of the season.

GAME OF THRONES' premiere episode of the season has now surpassed 38 million viewers.
BARRY again reached a series high in both gross audience and initial broadcast with 2.5 million viewers for the night and just over 2 million viewers at 10:30 p.m. (5% above the previous high set last week). The gross audience includes two linear airings from Sunday night and streaming on HBO NOW and HBO GO.

"Game of Thrones'" Final Season Premiere Watched by a Record 17.4 Million Viewers, and Marks Largest Night of Streaming for HBO
HBO spins the numbers for Sunday, April 14.
[via press release from HBO] "GAME OF THRONES'" FINAL SEASON PREMIERE WATCHED BY A RECORD 17.4 MILLION VIEWERS, AND MARKS LARGEST NIGHT OF STREAMING FOR HBO
All HBO SUNDAY NIGHT SERIES UP SIGNIFICANTLY

GAME OF THRONES' final season premiere was watched by a record 17.4 million viewers Sunday night, April 14, across HBO's platforms (linear, HBOGO and HBO NOW), exceeding the previous series high of 16.9 million viewers for the season seven finale. Compared to the season seven premiere audience of 16.1 million, the season eight premiere grew by over a million viewers.
As a testament to the evolving video consumption habits of subscribers, the HBO NOW streaming service saw a jump of approximately 50% in viewing when compared to last season's finale and nearly doubled (97%) when compared to the seventh season premiere. Yesterday accounts for largest night of streaming activity ever for HBO.

The 9:00 p.m. airing of the premiere was viewed by 11.8 million viewers, surpassing the season seven premiere of 10.1 million viewers and slightly behind the season seven finale of 12.1 million viewers. (Note: The linear viewership of HBO was likely impacted by the carriage dispute with Dish.)

GAME OF THRONES' seventh season went on to average 32.8 million viewers per episode. That viewership will grow considerably over the run of season eight.

On social media, last night's premiere was the most-Tweeted-about episode of GAME OF THRONES ever, with more than five million Tweets, and 11 million mentions throughout the course of the weekend.

In addition, the award-winning comedy series BARRY had its largest audience ever, with 2.2 million viewers for the night and 1.8 million viewers at 10:00 p.m., more than quadrupling the previous week's audience.

VEEP had an audience of 1.5 million viewers for the night and one million viewers at 10:30 p.m., its largest audience since June 2016.

LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER was watched by 1.7 million viewers for the night and 1.3 million viewers at 11:00 p.m., its most-watched telecast since August 2017.

"Big Little Lies" Achieves Series High as It Approaches Finale This Sunday, April 2
HBO further spins the numbers for the series to date.

[via press release from HBO]

"BIG LITTLE LIES" ACHIEVES SERIES HIGH AS IT APPROACHES FINALE THIS SUNDAY, APRIL 2; MOMENTUM FOR LIMITED DRAMA SERIES CONTINUES TO BUILD WITH CRITICAL PRAISE
Episodes Are Averaging Over Seven Million Viewers To Date

As the finale of BIG LITTLE LIES arrives this SUNDAY, APRIL 2 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), HBO's seven-episode limited drama series continues to inspire critical praise and strong viewership. This past Sunday, BIG LITTLE LIES hit a record high, with a Sunday night audience of two million viewers and, based on available data, is already averaging over seven million viewers in gross audience (tracking ahead of "The Night Of" at the same time of its run; "The Night Of" went on to average 8.2 million viewers).

Among the critical raves, Variety has called the show "deeply satisfying," adding that "the limited series has the continuous, clear vision of cinema." The New Yorker hailed BIG LITTLE LIES for its "strong performances," while TV Guide called it "an irresistible social satire with a fabulous cast and a killer hook." Vanity Fair described the show as "sharp and thoughtful," adding that the series "delivers us to TV heaven," and the New York Post termed the series "absorbing" and "first-rate."
Major talent tweeting praise to their millions of followers include Oprah Winfrey ("SO well done"), Kerry Washington ("HBO has done it again" and "I'm obsessed") and Lorde ("please inject more Big Little Lies DIRECTLY into my veins"), among many others.

Based on Liane Moriarty's bestselling book of the same name, this subversive, darkly comedic drama tells the tale of three mothers of first-graders whose seemingly perfect lives unravel to the point of murder. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Alexander Skarsg�rd, Laura Dern, Adam Scott, Zo� Kravitz, James Tupper and Jeffrey Nordling, BIG LITTLE LIES is directed by Jean-Marc Vallée from scripts by David E. Kelley.

Watch HBO2 to catch up on the first six episodes of BIG LITTLE LIES on Tuesday, March 28 (8:00 p.m.-1:30 a.m.) and Sunday, April 2 (3:00-9:00 p.m.), leading up to the April 2 debut of the series finale on the main HBO channel at 9:00 p.m. HBO2 will present the entire limited series on Sunday, April 9, starting at 2:00 p.m.

BIG LITTLE LIES is also available on HBO NOW, HBO GO, HBO On Demand and affiliate portals.